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6.8/10   47 votes
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Director:
Mansour Sora Wade
Writers:
Mbissane Ngom (novel)
Nar Sene (French screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 March 2002 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Mythical story about a fishing village on the south coast of Senegal. Two men in the village are both in love with the same beautiful girl. | add synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins more
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African mythology mixed with modern symbolism more

Cast

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Hubert Koundé ... Yatma
Rokhaya Niang ... Maxoye
Gora Seck ... Mbanik
Alioune Ndiaye ... Amul Yaakaar
Nar Sene ... Peer
Thierno Ndiaye Doss ... Adu Seck
James Campbell ... Baay Sogi
Dieynaba Niang ... Yaay Rama
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le prix du pardon (France)
The Price of Forgiveness (International: English title)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
Senegal | France
Language:
Wolof
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS
Certification:
France:U | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)
Filming Locations:
Senegal
Company:
Banfilm more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
African mythology mixed with modern symbolism, 6 January 2008
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Author: Ryu_Darkwood from Netherlands

Mythological tale based on an African story. When a village chief dies after a painful illness, his village is shrouded in a thick supernatural mist. It all seems to evaporate when his son accepts a quest to fulfill his destiny as the new chief. But after returning he's murdered by his best friend, because of his jealousy over having the woman he fell in love with. As a punishment the murderer must feel the disgrace of his deed by marrying the pregnant woman.

I like the way how this movie combines the atmosphere and ambiance of African mythology with thought provoking symbols from modern cinema. It's an age old story of almost biblical proportions; Cain and Abel and even Shakespeare's Mac Beth shining through it. The acting is not fantastic, but it is believable enough to pass as authentic.

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